09 July 2009

Yes - I am a mean mom! The kids were out of control with summer TV time and weren't helping me around the house. So I took everything away for a week (including the game Dan had just rented). Besides people getting along nicely and being creative - I also got more help with cleaning the house. Maybe I'll take it away for the rest of the summer :)

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We did that a year or two ago and it worked out pretty well for us too! Lately my kids haven't been watching much tv but the Wii use is a little much... but they really don't play it unless their chores are done, so I guess I need to come up with more chores for them :)

I've got to put a stop to the watch-all-the-tv-you-can. And get more specific with the chores. Glad to hear everyone get along nicely without it. But can I stand the asking every two minutes when they can play Wii?

oops, sorry we were watching when you got home yesterday. Good idea though. We really haven't watched TV much since the kids have to pay for it (in passes) but they do like to spend passes on computer. They rack up a few hours a day.

funnies from the guys

Jack: Mom - would you be really mad if someone put paint on your house? Charlie: or ketchup?I had asked Jack several times to do something and he kept not doing it. I was frustrated and started yelling at him. He yelled back at me, "I THOUGHT CHURCH PEOPLE WERE SUPPOSED TO BE NICE!"
Jack: Why do I have to take piano?
me: Because you have musical talents and you need to develop them.
Sam: yeah, and you're also talented at popping.
Charlie: yeah, and locking.The other day while in the car Dan was calling everyone "Cookie-Head Jenkins" (if you know what movie this is from you are a long lost sibling of Dan's). The kids thought it was hilarious and were getting giggly. Sam - sitting in the way back - says (laughing), "it just keeps getting funnier and funnier every time you say it!"

The other day after my grandma's funeral Jack turns to Dan and says, "Dad, when you pass away I want to inherit Guitar Hero so I can play it and then I can give it to my kids." What a wonderful family heirloom.Sam and Charlie have been singing this little tune all day, "Mary had a little lamb, lost her sheep at home."

Charlie loves to ask us all this: 'member on Elf? sumanutcracker? (son-of-an-nutcracker). After which he laughs and laughs. (They all love Elf)

Charlie calls it a "louder" rather than a "ladder". He also calls his cousin Alex "Owlex".

A few months ago Jack asked me: who are those guys called who say ottergyle?me: I'm not sure who you mean.Jack: You know, the ones who play the pipe cleaner?me: oh - Scottish people, who play the bagpipes and wear argyle?

Sam: Today can we go to Little Tweezers for some pizza?

Sam's eating an apple slice, except for the skin.
Me: you know that skin's good for you, right?
Sam: yeah, it helps you grow skin.